in the first place

in the first place音标

英 [in ðə fə:st pleis]

美 [ɪn ði fɚst ples]

in the first place基本释义

in the first place用法及例句

adv

1. of primary import

e.g. this is primarily a question of economicsit was in the first place a local matter

Synonym: primarily

2. before now

e.g. why didn't you tell me in the first place?

Synonym: earlierin the beginningto begin withoriginally

1. in the first place的反义词

1. 首先：然后下分为两点来说:第二句说公交车是公共交通工具,应该首先(in the first place)满足人的需求. 第三句话说养宠物并不被禁止,但是带宠物上公交车,即使不是无修养的和非法的,也是不合适和不礼貌的. 该句中的难点是if not的用法,

2. in the first place

2. 起初,首先：in place of 代替 | in the first place 起初,首先 | in the last place *后

3. 起初,本来;首先：in place of 代替 . | in the first place 起初,本来;首先 . | out of place 不相称;不合适 .

4. 首先,第一点：124、in the face of 面对;即使;在...前面 | 125、in the first place 首先,第一点 | 126、in the future 将来

近义词

临近词

primarily主要地

originally原本

to begin with首先

in the beginning起初

earlier早的

in

in speed

相关列句

A price promotion does not increase the number of long-term customers of a brand, as it attracts virtually no new customers in the first place.(价格促销并不会增加一个品牌的长期顾客数量，因为它根本就没有吸引到新的顾客。)

The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place.(关键问题是他们究竟是怎么惹出这样的麻烦的。)

I still don't understand why you chose that name in the first place.(我仍不明白，你究竟为什么取了这么个名字。)

It often happens that we have trouble in finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind in the first place.(首先，我们经常很难找到合适的词汇来表达我们的思想。)

Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.(噢，首先，他符合一切条件。)

"Good," said the soldier, "then in the first place help me out of this well."(“很好，”士兵说，“那么，首先你要帮我从这口井里出来。”)

In the first place you are not old, Conway. And in the second place, you are a very strong and appealing man.(首先，你不老，康韦。其次，你是个非常强壮、有魅力的男人。)

Moreover, in order to be curious, "you have to be aware of a gap in your knowledge in the first place."(此外，为了保持好奇心，“你必须首先意识到自己见识上的不足。”)

Anyone who had to worry about spoiled meat couldn't afford spices in the first place.(那些担心肉会变质的人一开始都买不起香料。)

Looking to the future, though, we asked him what the prospects are for a vaccine to prevent infection in the first place.(然而，展望未来时，我们首先问他一种预防传染的疫苗前景如何。)